Biography & Autobiography
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Send Them To Hell: The Brutal Horrors Of Bangkok's Nightmare Jails
£8.49
- Paperback - Mainstream
'Send Them to Hell' is a horrifying, authentic chronicle of life as lived by foreign inmates over the past two decades in Bangkok's notorious prison system. -
Home From War: How Love Conquered The Horrors Of A Soldier's Afghan Nightmare
£12.74
- Hardback - Mainstream
'Home from War' gives a rare insight into the story behind the headlines when a soldier dies or is injured. It is also the account of Martyn Compton's battle for adequate compensation. This exploration of how one courageous man came to terms with losing his handsome young face cannot fail to inspire. -
Add to BasketAlfie!: The Gareth Thomas Story
£6.79
- Paperback - Mainstream
From postman to captain of the British and Irish Lions, Gareth Thomas's story is a remarkable one. Universally known by his nickname Alfie, Thomas has amassed an incredible list of achievements in more than a decade at the top of his sport. In this book, he tells his story. -
Add to BasketKitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life Of Henry Allingham, The Oldest Surviving Veteran Of The Great War
£15.29
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Henry Allingham is the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War & is one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. In this book, he vividly recaptures how life was lived in the Edwardian era & how it was altered irrevocably by the Great War. -
Add to BasketMillionaire Junkie: My Journey Down To Heroin - And Back
£8.49
- Paperback - Mainstream
Blighted by a neck injury at a young age, sports superstar Jason Peter was forced to retire prematurely. In just a few short years, Peter's brilliant career was in ruins as he found himself consumed by painkillers, then crack and finally heroin. In 'Millionaire Junkie', Peter recalls his self-destructive descent into addiction hell. -
Pride Of Britain
£11.04
- Hardback - Virgin
Kirsteen Lupton seems like any other teenage girl. But she was born with a rare medical condition: her bladder was on the outside of her body. This is the story of Kirsteen's extraordinary life and her work to raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. -
Add to BasketMa, I'm Getting Meself A New Mammy: The Heartbreaking True Story Of A Little Girl Who Just Wanted To Be Loved
£8.49
- Paperback - Mainstream
Aged 13, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, and her feckless mother, Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an education. However, with the nuns she endures a lonely existance. -
The Road To Samarkand: Intrigue, Corruption And Dirty Diplomacy
£17.99
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In 'The Road to Samarkand', Craig Murray tells the remarkable story of his controversial Foreign Office career. Told with his customary style and wry humour, Murray's account highlights many of the paradoxes of Western involvement with Africa. -
Add to BasketAs I Lay Me Down To Sleep: A Devastating True Story Of Neglect And Abuse
£6.79
- Paperback - Mainstream
When Eileen Munro's mother became pregnant at 16, she was told to give her baby away to a good family, but the couple who paid the fee at the Salvation Army mother-and-baby home in Glasgow in 1963 turned out to be alcoholics who neglected and physically abused Eileen. This is Eileen's story. -
Add to BasketBlack Eyes And Blue Blood: The Amazing Life And Times Of Gangster 'Scouse' Norman Johnson
£8.49
- Paperback - Mainstream
Norman Johnson documents the many twists and turns that his life has taken, including his foray into London's gangland in the early 1950s, after spending his formative years in Liverpool, and his acceptance into the fold of one of the top New York Mafia crime families upon relocating there in the 1970s.
